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Mongol warriors from central Asia conquered Kievan Rus
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Ivan III, a prince of Muscovy, rejected Mongol rule and declared independence.
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Ivan IV declared himself czar, or emperor
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Peter the Great built a new capital- Saint Petersburg- close to Europe, near the baltic coast
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A french army led by Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia
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Czar Alexander II freed the countrie's 4 million serfs
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Russia joined France and Britain to fight Germany and Austria in WWI
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Russia suffered military defeats losing millions of men
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The people staged a revolution that forced the czar to step down from the throne
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Lenin's policies were latered continued by Joseph Stalin, who ruled the Soviet Union after Lenin's death
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The earky Slavs built a civilization around the city of Kiev, which is now the capital of Ukraine.
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The people in Kievan Rus converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity
